How to clean bike grease out of clothes? Help!

[KLizotte]

I was a good girl last weekend and cleaned and oiled my chain and wiped down my bike. Unfortunately, some of the bike grease got on my windbreaker and clothes. Neither laundry detergent, Goo Be Gone, or grease specific Carbona Stain Devil liquid was successful in getting the grease out (or is it more appropriately called oil?)

Has anybody found something that works and won’t disolve high tech fabrics? I’m sure I’m not the only one with this problem.

Many thanks!

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[SteveTheTech]

@Dirt 14474 wrote:

I learned to be a master mechanic from him, but I never learned to keep my shirts clean. Thus the Simple Green.

Those silly Italians do the same thing with cars, always so much focus on appearance. Their cars are well known for leaking fluids yet the techs remain clean, in a low volume facility with a full time house cleaning staff you can achieve starch white perfection, IRL things are a bit different.

I find keeping greasy things a foot or two away from my chest and at chest height gives me the best angle to keep grease at bay. This holds true for replacing a front axle with grease everywhere or cleaning gunk from a rear derailleur where the majority of the mess is concealed until the cleaning begins.

Rubber gloves are my top recommendation as long as you get a size that fits properly.

Thanks for the tips I’m going to try some of these.

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